Nursing home’s standard of care criticised in health inspectors’ report

THE standard of care for residents of a Tipperary nursing home has been sharply criticised by health inspectors.

A new report by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has found the Suirmount Nursing Home in Carrickbeg, Carrick-on-Suir, Tipperary, was not in compliance with legislation governing national quality standards for nursing homes in Ireland.

HIQA inspectors who visited the nursing home over two days last April found that “care delivered was not of a high standard”. They also highlighted concerns about a lack of robust governance procedures, medication management and fire safety at the home.